Antigua and Barbuda: Ministry of Foreign Affairs marks success of PiAngo Fest Infused 2023

St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda: The Ministry of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Trade, and Barbuda Affairs would like to extend gratitude to the agro-processors who participated in PiAngo Fest Infused 2023.

According to the shared update, despite of inclement weather conditions on Sunday, the 19th of August, vendors still came and set up their stalls. The event was postponed and took place on Sunday, 27th August 2023, at the TN Kirnon Primary School and was dubbed the “Back to School Edition”.

The Ministry further stated that PiAngo Fest Infused was a resounding success because of our sponsors, Inter-American Institute For Cooperation On Agriculture (IICA), Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank (ECAB), Caribbean Union Bank (CUB), Christo’s Supermarket, Kennedy’s Enterprises Ltd., Anjo Wholesale, Automotive Art, Robert Shoul, Lingies, Cool and Smooth, Dew’s, Jonas, GETCO Pest Control, Antigua Home & Garden Centre, Townhouse Mega Store, Hutchinson Antigua Ltd., Ministry of Sports, Teddy Daley, and Heather Samuel.

The Ministry is looking forward to a bigger and better PiAngo Fest for 2024.

In addition to this, the Ministry of agriculture expressed gratitude and outlined that thank you to the patrons who attended this event, the sponsors, and everyone who participated in the competitions. PiAngo Fest is an event that allows agro-processors in Antigua and Barbuda to showcase their locally made products but also mainly products infused with mango and pineapple.

This year, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Caribbean Union Bank partnered for the agro-processors competition.

“A special thanks to all the media houses for their assistance in promoting PiAngo Fest Infused by means of radio and television interviews along with the coverage of the opening ceremony and capturing the essence of the event,” it stated through a social media update.